Wine Snobbery: An Expose

by Andrew Barr

Book Overview

A behind-the-scenes look at the wine trade offers an unsparing portrait of an industry riddled with dubious practices and dishonest dealings and shows how rigged tastings lead to overpriced wines and... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 067170804X
• ISBN13: 9780671708047
• Release Date: January 1992
• Publisher: Simon & Schuster
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 1.08 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.8" x 8.8"

Customer Reviews

Lots to Learn

This book is a good introduction to wine. The information is a little overwhelming actually. But Andrew Barr makes a solid case for his primary view that wine is too be enjoyed with a meal, and that good wine does not need to be expensive. Barr uncovers a lot of information. The phoniness of expensive wines, the intentional adding of sugar, yeast, and other wine to change the taste of a certain blend, and how a Cabernet Sauvignon may contain Pinot Noir or other grapes. This is a worthy book. His other book "Drink" is even better.